Ye Olde Video Feedback

I've put out a message to various experts asking for feedback on your videos. Here's the responses from the first one, film-maker Ben Gee

Shadows 1 (church)

very good start with tilts, nice effects throughout, seems professional, like a real music video; cuts very good, suits music well, constant old film effect is very good, shadow idea suits it well; eyes in background very good; very high standard- similar to Latymer. fantastic for a two month project; nice ending

Shadows 2 (tea party)

nice fades and objects in opening; good simultaneous zoom and fade; intriguing imagery makes you think and poses questions; whole band on location very good. good effect on tea party; changing person and nice shadow; very smooth cuts; out of focus shots very good; use of lights very good.

Wicked little Girls

nice cuts, professional look; good fades, light used well, very good use of mix shots with big close ups and shared shot on screen; care in filming and edited very well; doubled up shots very nicely done; blur effect good; all good quality, no bad shots; cards at end make it look pro

Bicycle one

cuts a bit sudden; moving camera very good; good lipsynch; a bit jumpy. Nice location use, good performer, good range of shots

1234

whres the iPod touch ! Have you seen the sesame st version? very good- but is it too much like the actual video/ very good cutting, nice effect with piano, good use of fx, good consistent idea, obviously worked on a lot

Everywhere (sven)

lighting excellent, cuts to band very good, nice glint on paint, wide shot on paint very good, use of blur and focus very good

Everywhere (Elliott)

ceiling lights shots good- all as above good plus blur start and flash effect, nice moving camera, good use of tricks within the shots, such as effects, jumps, movement;

mansion

authentic looking band; good start with preparation convention; like the quick cuts; don't get the funny faces- doesn't quite work, didn't understand the narrative

Overall, this selection is way above the usual standard that I see- not one of them has serious defects- all have little bits which could be tweaked, but no duffers!